Off the Road: A Podcast about the Environmental Humanities

When we think about the environment, we often picture oceans, forests, and other green places. But what if literature, hip hop, and even the history of the automobile have just as much to teach us about the environment? In this episode, we sit down with Timo Müller, professor of American Studies at the University of Konstanz and researcher specializing in modernism, the environmental humanities, p...

What happens when plants become monsters in our stories? Does thinking about the planet as something strange, unfamiliar, and weird offer us a better tool set to confront the challenges of climate crisis? In this episode, we explore such questions with Natalie Dederichs, academic Councilor at the Universität zu Köln and researcher specializing in climate fiction, ecocriticism, and teaching sustain...

In the very first episode of the “Off the Road” podcast, Gilberto and Jannis have a chance to sit down with Corey Ross, director of the institute and professor of European Global Studies at the Europainstitut of the University of Basel. We speak with Corey about the intellectual paths that led him to environmental history, the development of the field in the United States and Europe, and the relat...